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Capensis Silene Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

7 January 2026

News late last year was that Graham Weerts of Capensis had been inducted into the Cape Winemakers Guild. Capensis, first bottled in 2013, was initially a Chardonnay-only venture, but Cabernet...

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Editorial: Thinking about SA wine’s next decade

5 January 2026

Happy New Year. In 2036, ten years from now, I will turn 65. By then, I hope to be stepping aside rather than stepping down, less bound by day-to-day obligations,...

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Top wines of December 2025

5 January 2026

Here are the 11 wines to rate 95+ last month: Angus Paul On a Flight of Furious Fancies Chenin Blanc 2024 – 97 (read original review here) Bruwer Vintners Lone...

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Super Single Vineyards new releases

22 December 2025

Based at the lavender and wine farm Canettevallei in Stellenbosch Kloof, the highly experienced Daniël de Waal continues to work on a small scale under the Super Single Vineyards umbrella....

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Lemberg Amphora Selection new releases

19 December 2025

The 2023 Amphora Selection Hárslevelü from Tulbagh property Lemberg was made by Anri Botha, and earned her a place in the Top 10 of the inaugural Next Generation Awards 2024...

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Thistle & Weed Vinkel Brut 2024

18 December 2025

Thistle & Weed, the collaboration between winemaker Stephanie Wiid and viticulturist Etienne Terblanche, has added Cap Classique to its portfolio with Vinkel Brut 2024, “vinkel” being Afrikaans for fennel, neatly...

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Three new Cape Winemakers Guild members announced

10 December 2025

The Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) welcomes three new members, as well as a new chairman on board for 2026. Danie Steytler from Kaapzicht Wine Estate, Graham Weerts from Capensis, and...

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Achim von Arnim: 1945 – 2025

10 December 2025

Achim von Arnim, pioneering Franschhoek winegrower and founder of Haute Cabrière and Pierre Jourdan, died on Monday, 8 December, at the age of 80. After studying at Geisenheim in Germany,...

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Tim James: 40 years on, the few who changed SA wine

17 December 2025

The closing months of this year saw the deaths of two notable members of the immediately past or waning generation of winemakers – heroes of that radical change in South...

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Malu Lambert: Cap Classique surges at home but can it win abroad?

11 December 2025

Turning 21 is a coming-of-age. It feels fitting, then, that Silverthorn is marking 21 years since its maiden vintage: The Green Man Blanc de Blanc 2004. The boutique Cap Classique...

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Greg Sherwood MW: As Bordeaux unravels, Burgundy confronts hard truths of its own

10 December 2025

“For centuries Burgundy has produced some of the finest wines in the world, wines steeped in tradition and praised wherever wine is drunk.” It was with these words that Anthony...

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Recipes

Recipe: Thai Chicken Salad

1 January 2026

Fresh flavours from the East. Serves 4 Ingredients: ¼ cup (60ml) light coconut milk 2 tbsp (30ml) fish sauce 2 tbsp (30ml) grated palm sugar 500g chicken thigh fillets 2...
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Cap Classique Report 2025: Top Five

4 December 2025

Introduction The Cap Classique Report 2025 is now out. There were 38 entries received from 27 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel,...

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Rosé Report 2025: Top Three

4 December 2025

Introduction The Rosé Report 2025 is now out. There were 40 entries received from 38 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring...

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Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2025: Top Wines

4 December 2025

Introduction The Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2025 is now out. Wines were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality...
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